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Day 1- TPOL Prep- Reading and Coaching

5/16/2025

 
TPOL Introduction- Meet in Lori’s Room
  1. Exhibition Clean Up
  2. TPOL Introduction and Schedule

Read and Annotate Seminar Texts

Small group coaching.  Meet in Humanities Teacher Room.

Lunch

Update Senior Project Website

  • Read and annotate seminar texts
  • Get annotations signed off
  • Actively participate in seminar coaching
  • Get coaching handout signed off
  • Get Senior Project Website done and checked off by cohort leader

Week 4.3- Exhibition Set Up

5/14/2025

 
Announcements:
  1. All School Exhibition is THURSDAY. If you are scheduled, please make sure you are where you need to be, on time!
  2. WEDNESDAY Periods 2-4- Be here.  You need to set up for your Exhibition, and conference with your cohort leader- this is where you will have the final pass/fail conference. 

How to turn in your Senior Project
  1. See the Slides linked on your Google Classroom.
  2. There are TWO PARTS: Action Project Guide, and the Senior Project Website
  3. If you are exhibiting the night of All School, your project should be turned in no later than the end of the school day on THURSDAY, 5/15.

Exhibition Prep:
  1. Move Lori’s tall tables into Kyle’s room, set up for panel.
  2. Set up your individual spaces- move tables (LABEL with teacher’s name on painter’s tape!), get tablecloths, set up lights (classrooms only)
  3. Set up your exhibition space as much as possible- at the very least, tape out your location so no-one else takes it. 
  4. Get things printed and ready- see teachers for printing. Whenever possible, frame what you have printed (see Lori for frames) or back with posterboard or different colored paper for more professionalism.

FINISH EVERYTHING.

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Week 4.2- FINISH ALL THE THINGS!

5/13/2025

 
Announcements:
  1. All School Exhibition is THURSDAY. If you are scheduled, please make sure you are where you need to be, on time!
  2. WEDNESDAY Periods 2-4- Be here.  You need to set up for your Exhibition, and conference with your cohort leader- this is where you will have the final pass/fail conference. 

TPOLs
  1. Review prep time and materials
  2. Be here periods 3, 4, and 5 Friday and Monday for TPOL Prep. We may finish our tasks early, and if you do, you will be released early. 
  3. Put reminder in your phone for when your seminar is scheduled.  Be here and on time.
  4. Professional dress is NOT REQUIRED for this

Exhibition Things
  1. Schedule and Locations- Let Lori know NOW if there are issues with location or time!
  2. Professional Dress is REQUIRED
  3. Off campus exhibitions- TAKE PICTURES!  DOCUMENT THAT IT HAPPENED 

FINISH YOUR PROJECT

Panel Meeting Today: 11:15- Kyle’s Room
  1. Process
    1. Moderator introduces
    2. Go down the line and introduce yourself with full name + research focus
    3. Moderator asks first question
    4. 3-4 people respond
    5. Repeat for other questions
    6. Open it up to the audience for questions on process or content of research
  2. Get together with your group.
  3. Decide who your moderator will be (they welcome everyone, intro the panel, ask questions).
  4. As a group, write 5 questions that the moderator will ask to the panel.
  5. EMAIL the following to Lori, Kyle, and Jessica:
    1. Panel topic (Humanities or STEM)
    2. Who your moderator is
    3. The 5 questions
      1. WHO will be answering the 5 questions. Not everyone should answer every question, but everyone should speak to at least 3 questions.
STEM PANEL- 5:30-6
  1. Asia
  2. Ash
  3. Sophia
  4. Wells
  5. Nove
  6. Gareth
​HUMANITIES PANEL- 6:00-6:30
  1. Cyrus
  2. Rose
  3. Rosie
  4. Hayden
  5. Conall
  6. Gus

Week 4.1- Exhibition is Nigh!

5/12/2025

 
Announcements:
  1. All School Exhibition is THURSDAY. If you are scheduled, please make sure you are where you need to be, on time!
  2. WEDNESDAY Periods 2-4- Be here.  You need to set up for your Exhibition, and conference with your cohort leader- this is where you will have the final pass/fail conference. 
  3. Fill out Alumni Database
  4. FRIDAY and MONDAY- Be here periods 3, 4, and 5.  Meet in Lori's Room.

End of Year Feedback Survey- Take for your HUMANITIES teacher and for KYLE
  1. Lori’s Humanities Students- Take the survey linked here- it’s also in Lori’s Google Classroom. 
  2. Jessica’s Humanities Students- Take the survey linked here- it’s also in Lori’s Google Classroom.
  3. Kyle’s Survey is in Google Classroom- Take it now!

TPOLs
  1. Review prep time and materials
  2. Be here periods 3, 4, and 5 Friday and Monday for TPOL Prep. We may finish our tasks early, and if you do, you will be released early. 
  3. Put reminder in your phone for when your seminar is scheduled.  Be here and on time.
  4. Professional dress is NOT REQUIRED for this

Exhibition Things
  1. Schedule and Locations- Let Lori know NOW if there are issues with location or time!
  2. Professional Dress is REQUIRED
  3. Off campus exhibitions- TAKE PICTURES!  DOCUMENT THAT IT HAPPENED 

FINISH YOUR PROJECT

Panel Meeting Tomorrow: 11:30 Kyle’s Room
  1. Structure
  2. Questions
  3. When to practice

How to turn in your Senior Project
  1. There are TWO PARTS: Action Project Guide, and the Senior Project Website. Instructions for how to do this are coming tomorrow. 
  2. All projects must be turned in no later than the end of the school day on Wednesday, 5/14.

Week 3.3 and 3.4- GET IT DONE!

5/8/2025

 
Announcements
  1. Money is GONE. Lori’s senior project fund is tapped out.  You will have to find other sources for funds/materials at this point. 
  2. This week = DANGER ZONE consequences.  If by the end of today I am not satisfied with your progress, you will be required to come to school on Wednesday, and to stay for 5th or 6th period to work on your project. 
  3. We have 2 SHORT WEEKS until Projects are DUE- 8 DAYS.  Time to make real progress. 

End of Year Feedback Survey
  1. Lori’s Humanities Students- Take the survey linked here- it’s also in Lori’s Google Classroom. 
  2. Jessica’s Humanities Students- Take the survey linked here- it’s also in Jessica’s Google Classroom.

Cohort Tasks for Today
  1. To Do Lists + Documentation- If you haven’t already…create a document titled Your Name- To Do Lists. Make a to-do list for this week, and put all your documentation for the week below that list.  Make sure this document is shared this document with your cohort leader.
  2. Weekly Reflection- At the bottom of the action guide, complete the first weekly reflection for this week. Make sure to address each of 4 prompts.
  3. Individual Conferences- If scheduled for today, do a conference with your cohort leader.  
  4. Work Time- Get work done on your project!

Work Time
Get stuff done!  Your project should be really close to finished (if not entirely done) by the end of this week.  This is particularly true given the rumors I hear about attendance next week. 
STEM PANEL- 5:30-6
  1. Asia
  2. Ash
  3. Sophia
  4. Wells
  5. Zoey
  6. Nove
  7. Gareth
HUMANITIES PANEL- 6:00-6:30
  1. Cyrus
  2. Rose
  3. Rosie
  4. Hayden
  5. Conall
  6. Gus
  7. AJ

Week 3.1- GET IT DONE. NO MORE SLACKING.

5/6/2025

 
Announcements
  1. Money is GONE. Lori’s senior project fund is tapped out.  You will have to find other sources for funds/materials at this point. 
  2. This week = DANGER ZONE consequences.  If by the end of today I am not satisfied with your progress, you will be required to come to school on Wednesday, and to stay for 5th or 6th period to work on your project. 
  3. We have 2 SHORT WEEKS until Projects are DUE- 8 DAYS.  Time to make real progress. 
  4. Next week- you are REQUIRED to be here Wednesday periods 2-4.  You MUST be here for this.

Conference Check Ins
Get in your cohort groups and discuss the following:
  1. Check In- How is everyone doing? 
  2. EXHIBITION TALK! What is each of you exhibiting? How will you make it engaging/interactive for the audience? Where in the school would you like to be located, and why?

Exhibition Plans
  1. Review exhibition panels- we will prep for these next week.
  2. Review Senior Project Website. See the example here: https://ahsseniorprojects18.weebly.com/.  Hayden, Emma, and Ruby will be creating the website, as they are done with their projects. 
  3. Exhibition Survey- Every student fills this out
STEM PANEL- 5:30-6
  1. Asia
  2. Ash
  3. Sophia
  4. Wells
  5. Zoey
  6. Nove
  7. Gareth
HUMANITIES PANEL- 6:00-6:30
  1. Cyrus
  2. Rose
  3. Rosie
  4. Hayden
  5. Cecil
  6. Conall
  7. Gus
  8. AJ
To Do Lists
  1. Open your Action Guide, review the notes from your check in with your cohort leader.
  2. Go onto your to-do list document
  3. Update your lists for this week.
  4. Make sure you have ample documentation (pictures, notes, screenshots, emails, links) for what you accomplished last week.

Work Time
Get stuff done!  Your project should be really close to finished (if not entirely done) by the end of this week.  This is particularly true given the rumors I hear about attendance next week. 

Week 2.3/2.4- Senior Project Conferences

5/1/2025

 
Announcements:
  1. 2 WEEKS TO EXHIBITION! 
  2. 3.2 WEEKS TO GRADUATION!
  3. By Monday, May 5:
    1. Complete one Graduation Ticket Survey per graduate's family to let us know how many reserved seats your family will need. Each graduate is guaranteed at least 8 tickets, there will be some open seating for general admission and we will livestream the event. We will share news about how many assigned seats we're able to accommodate for your family by Friday, May 9.
  4. SHARE your Action Project Guide with your cohort leader. Do it now!

Cohort Tasks for Today
  1. Weekly Reflection- If your conference with Lori is today, do this reflection RIGHT NOW. At the bottom of the action guide, complete the weekly reflection for this week.  Make sure to address each of 4 prompts.
  2. Individual Conferences- If scheduled for today, do a conference with your cohort leader. 
  3. To Do Lists + Documentation- If you haven’t already…create a document titled Your Name- To Do Lists. Make a to-do list for this week, and put all your documentation for the week below that list.  Share this document with your cohort leader.
  4. Work Time- Get work done on your project!
​Lori Conferences- THURSDAY
  1. Gareth
  2. Mitchell
  3. Conall
  4. Ada
  5. Alondra
  6. Cecil
  7. PJ
  8. Vanna
  9. Eila
  10. Gus
​Lori Conferences- FRIDAY
  1. Ash
  2. Rosie
  3. Finley
  4. Owen
  5. Rohan
  6. Taryn
  7. Crislee
  8. Rickerman

Week 2.2- Senior Project Work + Writing Critiques

4/29/2025

 
Announcements
  1. 2.5 WEEKS TO EXHIBITION! 
  2. 3.5 WEEKS TO GRADUATION!
  3. WEDNESDAY OFF-CAMPUS. Teachers will be here for office hours or work space.
  4. DUE TODAY:
    1. Seniors interested in delivering a speech at graduation must submit a draft to Libby. A faculty committee will select the graduation speakers and all seniors are welcome to submit speeches, which should be approximately 5-7 minutes long.
    2. Seniors complete the Individual Graduation Song Form to request the song that will play while they walk across the stage to get a diploma
    3. Seniors vote using Faculty Speakers and Class Song Ballot 
  5. By Monday, May 5:
    1. Complete one Graduation Ticket Survey per graduate's family to let us know how many reserved seats your family will need. Each graduate is guaranteed at least 8 tickets, there will be some open seating for general admission and we will livestream the event. We will share news about how many assigned seats we're able to accommodate for your family by Friday, May 9.

​Project Tunes/Critiques
Writing folks (Cecil, Conall, Gareth, Ada, Rohan)- Get together and figure out critiques for the folks on the board this week. My suggestion is to share the writing pieces, read and comment on them digitally  today and tomorrow, then meet to discuss them on Thursday.  You should have plenty of time given that you have 5th and 6th, as well as all of Wednesday, so no shirking critique duties!

Work Time
  1. Create TO-DO List
  2. Do things on list.
  3. Document the things.
  4. Conference #1 if you haven't yet.
  5. Continue to work on Action Project Guide as you hit milestones and figure things out.

Week 2.1- Senior Action Project Cohorts

4/28/2025

 
DUE DATES- ON TIME​​​​​​​​​​
  1. Action Project Guide. DUE: Friday 4/25, 12:05 pm (start of lunch). SHARE with your cohort leader.
  2. Senior Project. DUE: Thursday 5/15, All School Exhibition. 

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)​​
  1. None!
Announcements
  1. 2.5 WEEKS TO EXHIBITION! 
  2. 3.5 WEEKS TO GRADUATION!
  3. WEDNESDAY OFF-CAMPUS. Teachers will be here for office hours or work space.
  4. DUE TODAY:
    1. Seniors interested in delivering a speech at graduation must submit a draft to Libby. A faculty committee will select the graduation speakers and all seniors are welcome to submit speeches, which should be approximately 5-7 minutes long.
    2. Seniors complete the Individual Graduation Song Form to request the song that will play while they walk across the stage to get a diploma
    3. Seniors vote using Faculty Speakers and Class Song Ballot 
  5. By Monday, May 5:
    1. Complete one Graduation Ticket Survey per graduate's family to let us know how many reserved seats your family will need. Each graduate is guaranteed at least 8 tickets, there will be some open seating for general admission and we will livestream the event. We will share news about how many assigned seats we're able to accommodate for your family by Friday, May 9.

​Project Tunes/Critiques
Who wants to be critiqued this week? Let’s get some groups together and figure out when these will happen

Work Time
  1. Create TO-DO List
  2. Do things on list.
  3. Document the things.
  4. Conference #1 if you haven't yet.
  5. Continue to work on Action Project Guide as you hit milestones and figure things out.

Week 1- Senior Action Project Launch

4/24/2025

 
DUE DATES- ON TIME​​​​​​​​​​
  1. Action Project Guide. DUE: Friday 4/25, 12:05 pm (start of lunch). SHARE with your cohort leader.
  2. Senior Project. DUE: Thursday 5/15, All School Exhibition. 

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)​​
  1. None!
Announcements
  1. 3 WEEKS TO EXHIBITION! 
  2. 4 WEEKS TO GRADUATION!
  3. By NEXT Monday, April 28:
    1. Seniors interested in delivering a speech at graduation must submit a draft to Libby. A faculty committee will select the graduation speakers and all seniors are welcome to submit speeches, which should be approximately 5-7 minutes long.
    2. Seniors complete the Individual Graduation Song Form to request the song that will play while they walk across the stage to get a diploma
  1. NEW!!! Seniors vote using Faculty Speakers and Class Song Ballot 
  2. By Monday, May 5:
    1. Complete one Graduation Ticket Survey per graduate's family to let us know how many reserved seats your family will need. Each graduate is guaranteed at least 8 tickets, there will be some open seating for general admission and we will livestream the event. We will share news about how many assigned seats we're able to accommodate for your family by Friday, May 9.

Slides from Class Today

Logistics
  1. Logistics: Where do I have to be, and when?
  2. Assessment: How do I pass? What are the different tasks I will have to complete?
  3. Cohorts: How do they work?
  4. Deadlines: When are things due?

Conference Check Ins
As a group discussion the following questions:
  1. Check-in: How are doing? What is your stress level like? Are you excited about your project?
  2. Share project ideas!
  3. What is 1 thing you are stuck on or struggling with?  Spend 2-3 minutes discussing your dilemmas and respond to each other. Help each other out!
  4. What ideas do you have for your exhibition? Where? What? Dreams?
  5. Schedule all of the Project Tune, Critique, or Dilemma protocol’s.  What makes the most sense for you? A critique, tune, dilemma? Who in your group knows they need a project tune next Tuesday?  Who needs one next Friday? (you each will need to do a project tune at least once during so if you feel like you really need help early on in the process, sign up!)

Cohort Leader Conferences
Before you begin working on  your action project guide, please sign up for a conference with your cohort advisor for either today or tomorrow of this week. (Lori’s students will be today or Monday, as she is absent on Friday)

The goal of the first conference will be to go over your completed action project guide and make sure your goals are viable and meet the basic requirements. Every other week we will discuss your goals for the week and your progress with those goals.  

Complete Action Project Guide
Work on this, it’s due no later than the start of next Thursday.  SHARE WITH YOUR COHORT LEADER.
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